JOHN K. FLORES: Wading birds make the best summer viewing
By the time the first week in July rolls around it’s pretty hot throughout the state of Louisiana, this year being no exception.
By the time the first week in July rolls around it’s pretty hot throughout the state of Louisiana, this year being no exception.
Tim Aucoin with two blue catfish he caught near Amelia. Aucoin took third place in the catfish division.
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Edward Roe, left, and Ernie Roe entered and won the catfish division with this 33.35-pound flat head (goujon) catfish they caught southeast of the Morgan City bridge.
Hazel Jane Daigle, left, with her father Dan Daigle with a redfish he weighed in during the Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo.
Rickey Parvino, left, and Sommer Parvino with a redfish they weighed in during the Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo.
Anglers in bay boats, bateaus, and bass boats of all shapes and sizes rolled up in front of Morgan City Municipal Auditorium to weigh their catch for a shot at some big money during the 11th Annual
Edward Roe, left, and Ernest Roe brought this 33-1/2-pound catfish to the weighing station at the Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo on Saturday. They used cut mullet for bait. "We lost three fish at the side of the boat that were bigger than that," Ernest Roe said.
The weigh-in is underway at Municipal Auditorium for Saturday's Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo. The annual event, which raises money for education, drew 69 teams.
In the fall of 1984, I made my first alligator hunt with my father-in-law.
For those who regularly read my Outdoor Life column, you know that I probably fish more with my spouse than anyone else. Why?
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